COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — December 7, 2010 — Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of ferroelectric-based low-power memory and integrated semiconductor products, today added two new serial F-RAM devices to its V-Family product line that meet stringent AEC-Q100 Grade 3 automotive qualification standards. The FM24V01-G and FM25V01-G are 128-kilobit (Kb) high-performance nonvolatile F-RAM memories that operate over a wide operating voltage range of 2.0 to 3.6-volts. The rigorous automotive-grade qualification—established by the Automotive Electronic Council’s Stress Test Qualification for Integrated Circuits—serves the demanding requirements of the automotive market, ensuring reliable device operation over the automotive temperature range of -40°C to +85°C.

Featuring wide-voltage operation of 2.0 to 3.6-volts, the FM24V01-G and FM25V01-G are the newest members of Ramtron’s broad line of V-Family nonvolatile F-RAM memory products. The FM24V01, with a serial I2C interface, has an active current of 90µA (typical at 100KHz). The FM25V01 performs at full bus speed of 40MHz with an active current of 2.5mA over a standard Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI). F-RAM memory features NoDelay™ writes, virtually unlimited read/write cycles (10E14), and low power consumption. The devices are hardware drop-in replacements for 128Kb serial EEPROM memories in automotive, industrial controls, metering, medical, military, gaming, and computing applications, among others. The FM24V01-G and FM25V01-G are offered in an industry standard 8-pin SOIC package.

The V-Family product line offers a device ID feature that reads out manufacturer and part number identification. The devices also offer an optional unique, read-only serial number that helps thwart counterfeiting by identifying a board or system. “The 128-kilobit F-RAM V-Family devices demonstrate stringent automotive-grade compliance and offer unique integrated security features,” comments Ramtron marketing manager, Mike Peters.

About the F-RAM V-Family

Ramtron’s V-Family of F-RAM products is a line of serial I2C, serial SPI, and parallel memories with densities ranging from 128Kb to 1-megabit (Mb). In addition to high-performance nonvolatile F-RAM memory, serial V-Family products offer an optional unique 64-bit serial number. The serial number is comprised of a 16-bit unique customer ID (upon request), a 40-bit manufacturing serial number, and an 8-bit cyclic redundancy check for systems that require unique electronic numbering for added security.

Samples of the FM24V01-G and FM25V01-G are available now in a RoHS-compliant, 8-pin SOIC package.  Unit pricing begins at $1.88 for the FM24V01-G and the FM25V01-G in quantities of 10K. The optional unique serial number devices (FM24VN01-G and FM25VN01-G) are available for $1.99 in quantities of 10K.

About Ramtron

Ramtron International Corporation, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets specialized semiconductor memory and integrated semiconductor solutions used in a wide range of product applications and markets worldwide. For more information, visit www.ramtron.com.

For a 300-dpi product photo, visit www.ramtron.com/press-center/image-bank.aspx (see F-RAM V-Family).

November 17, 2010 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – New York-based boutique financial technology firm Wall Street FPGA announced today the ability to significantly accelerate trading software. Speed makes trading strategies more profitable and helps identify new trading opportunities.

Using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology, Wall Street FPGA accelerates the industry standard Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol.  “We have a working prototype where we significantly accelerate QuickFIX, the open source FIX Engine, using an FPGA,” said John Stratoudakis, Founder and Director of Research at Wall Street FPGA.

The prototype creates a scenario where a broker/dealer wishes to quickly cancel open/unexecuted orders from a trading venue such an exchange.  Two PCs, each running QuickFIX, are directly connected to each other.

1. The broker/dealer PC sends several trade orders to the exchange PC where the orders remain open and do not execute.
2. The network card of the broker/dealer PC has a customized FPGA which retains open order info.
3. Upon receipt of a trigger, the FPGA generates FIX Order Cancel messages and sends them to the exchange PC.

Ordinarily, the QuickFIX software on the broker/dealer PC would generate the FIX Order Cancel messages and then send them to the network card for transmission. Using the Wall Street FPGA groundbreaking prototype, generating the FIX Order Cancel messages within the FPGA based network card dramatically accelerates parts of the QuickFIX software.

The Order Cancel System protects client’s money during uncertain market conditions in the form of a personal circuit breaker. For example, a single day drop of 100 points of the Dow Jones Industrial Average could trigger an order cancel, safely and quickly exiting a volatile market. The prototype could be expanded for use by Market Makers wherein open/unexecuted orders are canceled & replaced to adjust to rapidly changing market conditions.

The prototype shows the exceptional ability of Wall Street FPGA to quickly develop and deliver hardware accelerated, low latency trading solutions that adhere to industry standard communication protocols such as FIX.

About Wall Street FPGA

Wall Street FPGA (www.WallStreetFPGA.com) is a New York City-based boutique financial technology firm that delivers hardware accelerated, low latency financial trading and analytics solutions. Wall Street FPGA combines knowledge of capital markets and disruptive technology.  For more information and to schedule a demonstration, contact Terry Stratoudakis: terry@WallStreetFPGA.com or +1 (347) 228-7379. Wall Street FPGA is a member of the FIX Protocol Limited